Introduction:
VIBE is a web-based adjudication tool used by USCIS to validate basic information about companies petitioning to employ alien workers. VIBE uses commercially available data from an independent information provider (IIP) to validate basic information about companies petitioning to employ certain alien workers. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) is the current IIP for this program.
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4034-4035]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 23, 2012
On January 24, the Department of State’s Office of Passport Services will launch a 90-day pilot program allowing adult U.S. citizens living in the United States and Canada to apply for a passport card online. By applying online, customers will not be required to mail in their current passport book and necessary forms, saving them time and money.
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 77 , No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 / Presidential Documents
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Executive Order 13597 of January 19, 2012
Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing
Goals and the Task Force On Travel and Competitiveness
USCIS’s VIBE Aims to Enhance Accuracy, Efficiency and Fraud Detection
The Web-based Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) is a tool designed to enhance USCIS’s adjudications of certain employment-based immigration petitions.
Can I obtain an F-1 if I have a two-year home residency requirement on my earlier J-?
Yes. F visa is NOT forbidden. But you will not be able to get an H-1, L-1 or green card unless you address the HRR through compliance or waiver.
ICE updated its list of Student and Exchange Visitor Program approved schools.
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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RIN 1615-ZB06
Fact Sheet
Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 19, 2012
Today the President announced that the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working together to improve and speed up the visa process for certain categories of travelers.
This Fact Sheet presents statistics regarding Permanent Labor Certification program applications submitted during the first quarter of FY 2012. This Fact Sheet is now available on the iCERT Portal under the "PERM Processing Times" tab and will be routinely updated in the future.